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SARFT shuts down 10 video websites, warns others for contentPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, October 28, 2008 1:04 PM
 Very warned UPDATE (2008.10.30): According to VeryCD, the "warning" it is listed as having received was actually handed down quite a while ago and had to do with its registration. It suspects that the lists might be a summary of citations and warnings issued by SARFT rather than a new announcement. (link) SARFT has ordered ten Chinese video websites to stop operations for pornographic and violent content, and videos harmful to national interests. This type of language is commonly used by SARFT and other regulatory bodies to indicate a wide range of offenses against the media nannies of China, from the political to the pornographic. Some of the websites are Youtube style video sharing sites, some are online platforms for the exchange of movie files (invariably pirate). In addition to the ten websites that were shut down, SARFT also issued warnings, together with possible fines, to 17 other video websites. The warned websites include the popular pirate movie sharing platform VeryCD.com, Southern Metropolis Daily community news portal Oeeee.com, and the well known Mofile.com. The ten websites that have been ordered to shut operations are:
The 17 websites that received warning are:
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Comments on SARFT shuts down 10 video websites, warns others for content
haha you said "that were shit down" :O :)
This does not hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and will help us develop spiritually towards a more harmonious society.
haha you said "that were shit down" :O :)
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pretty much correct
Ryan:
Typo corrected, thanks.
Peter:
Yes, a Freudian slip no doubt.
without verycd.com my life has no meaning
verycd is my sole source of chinese culture in the very boring city of boston. please have mercy and don't take it way!!!
ditto barata:
without verycd.com my life has no meaning
Very yellow, very cd.